Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3: Gather All 20 Quirky Amigurumi Characters

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Toy maker, character designer, and crochet knitter Yan Schenkel has collected the brightest amigurumi around her. In this book, she presents her expert knowledge of amigurumi crochet in 20 precious designs, and she also unveils the secrets to make her most beautiful creations. All patterns contain detailed instructions and are accompanied by step-by-step pictures and explanations of all techniques used, so both beginners and advanced crocheters can easily get acquainted with her amigurumi besties. Discover the phenomenon of Pica Pau and friends. She went on to explain a test she made using yarn over vs yarn under. She made two circles, one with yarn over and one with yarn under, using the same yarn and hook. Murray Sea Otter – this was such a fun project and found him fairly simple as I had learned so much from amigurumi by this point. There are so many adorable patterns from Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 and I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorites.

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Hector Rhinocerous – this was one of my favorite projects as well. So much so that I ended up keeping her. I love the colors I chose for this project in those baby pastels. So cute. All patterns contain detailed instructions and are accompanied by step-by-step pictures and explanations of all techniques used, so both beginners and advanced crocheters can easily get acquainted with her amigurumi besties. I think it really interesting to see her evolution as a designer and maker. Even in her earlier patterns you can see hints of the designer she would someday become.Marcos Coati – I really loved making this pattern but I was able to put a lot of skills together that I had learned. And he turned out really cute!

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Toy maker, character designer and crochet knitter Yan Schenkel has collected the brightest amigurumi around her. In this book, she presents her expert knowledge of amigurumi crochet in 20 precious designs, and she also unveils the secrets to make her most beautiful creations. All patterns contain detailed instructions and are accompanied by step-by-step pictures and explanations of all techniques used, so both beginners and advanced crocheters can easily get acquainted with her amigurumi besties. Discover the phenomenon of Pica Pau and friends. Yan goes on to explain that a toy made with the yarn under technique will be a little longer, less wide and less squishy. Yarn Over There’s also quite a difference when making color changes. The X-shape is much like a square, like a pixel, and sometimes these stitches seem to align better. Yan Schenkel, Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 (pg. 9) The star rating is a very helpful tool for beginners to help choose which patterns will likely be a bit easier and mored difficult to crochet. Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 TipsYan explains that she did some experimenting with her tension to get nice size stitches, but that it was causing her hand pain. She eventually started going down on her hook size until she found what felt comfortable as well as looked nice. Her goal was to never have stuffing showing through. Crochet Hook Material Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 is full of the cutest amigurumi patterns, and using my BEST tips will help you crochet better amigurumi toys every time.

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Say hi to Pica Pau’s sweetest friends! Meet Roberto Dachshund, Alberto Seagull, Humboldt Penguin, Horacio Polar Bear, Amalia Giraffe and many everyone is a happy member of the bustling Pica Pau family. They’re earnest, warmhearted and gentle, and as soon as you’ve opened the book, you’ll feel right at home. Meet Roberto Dachshund, Alberto Seagull, Humboldt Penguin, Horacio Polar Bear, Amalia Giraffe and many more: everyone is a happy member of the bustling Pica Pau family. They’re earnest, warmhearted and gentle, and as soon as you’ve opened the book, you’ll feel right at home. Marcia Alpaca – this was one of my favorite projects and I also learned how to make pom poms for the first time! How cute is this pattern!Some of these come directly from the book and others are tips that I have developed over the past five years crocheting these patterns. Yarn Under The Clover Amour Crochet Hook Set comes with ten different crochet hooks in the sizes 2.25 mm all the way up to 6 mm. Safety Eyes

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The book has a star system rating for each pattern for level of difficulty. One star is the easiest and three stars is the most difficult But there is always one combo of yarn and hook that works bes, and in my case, this is worsted weight yarn with a 2.75 mm crochet hook. Yan Schenkel, Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 (pg. 10)What I have always found so incredible about Yan’s creations is her ability to design something fairly simple, but yet it has so much personality and whimsy. I guess that’s what makes a truly gifted toy designer. Favorite Patterns from Animal Friends of Pica Pau 3 There are so many different types of safety eyes online that it’s hard to find ones that are good quality and at a good price. But you can also look through the gallery to find color inspiration from other crocheters who have already made the toy. Reworked Patterns